Donna Hedgepath, dean of the Campbellsville University School of Education, told the School of Education graduates God has a purpose and plan for their lives at the group’s recent pinning and hooding of graduates in Campbellsville Baptist Church.

Hedgepath told the students they can make a difference.

“We are here for you. You can make a different in the life of a child. God has a purpose for your life, and each child you teach represents God and is worthy of potential,” she said.

Christian Academy of Lawrenceburg elementary students celebrated the end of the school year with their 15th Annual Pet Day. Dogs outnumbered all other pets. Unlike several years ago when there were 10 puppy adoptions, CAL Pet Day left the adoptions this year to the Anderson Humane Society, which has lots of great dogs and cats who need wonderful homes.

Campbellsville University honored 166 teachers from 58 school districts throughout Kentucky by receiving the Campbellsville University Excellence in Teaching Award Saturday, May 10 at the Ransdell Chapel on the CU campus.

Bill Goodman, host of “Kentucky Tonight” and “One to One” on Kentucky Educational Television, spoke to the approximate 400 teachers and their guests by discussing “What is a teacher for?”